It’s a beautiful week for Benson Boone , as the U.S. singer and songwriter scores his first No.
1 in Australia, while Taylor Swift continues to dominate the national albums survey . See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Boone, the Monroe, Washington native, tops the latest ARIA Singles Chart , published Friday, March 8, with “Beautiful Things” (via Warner Music), up 3-1 in its seventh week on the tally. “Beautiful Things” leads a top three ahead of Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Columbia/Sony), holding at No.
2, and Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (Universal), down 1-3. Meanwhile, Stranger Things star Joe Keery has his very first Australian top 10 with “End Of Beginning” (AWAL), released through his music project Djo . Released back in 2022, “End Of Beginning” is enjoying a global resurgence thanks to a TikTok trend, lifting 14-9 on the ARIA Chart.
Fred Again tends to create hysteria in Australia, and he’s doing that (again). The British singer and songwriter performed a pop-up concert at the Sydney Opera House last month , setting a ticketing record en route to an immediate sell out. Then, the surprise announcement of six arena shows and an outdoor pop-up concert, which shifted 100,000 combined tickets in the blink of an eye .
Off the back of that frenzy, several Fred Again tunes surge up the Australian tally, led by “Leavemealone” with Baby Keem, up 56-13 for a new peak position. His seven-date east coast run started.